Ron Young (jurist)

Sir Ron Young
Young in 2016
Justice of the High Court
In office
2001–2015
4th Chief District Court judge
In office
1993–2001
Preceded bySilvia Cartwright
Succeeded byDavid Carruthers
Personal details
Born
Ronald Leslie Young

1951 or 1952 (age 73–74)
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationLawyer

Sir Ronald Leslie Young KNZM (born 1951 or 1952) is a New Zealand jurist. He served as chief District Court judge from 1993 to 2001, and was a High Court judge from 2001 until 2015, when he retired. In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the judiciary.